Four-Word Encyclopedia
Sirs:
Your heading "War of the Dinosaurs" for your June 30 story on the Commu-Nazi war was a four-word encyclopedia of rebuke for the Anne Lindbergh Wave-of-the-Future group. I don't know when I've seen four words that said so much. . . .
NASH BURGER Jackson, Miss.
Sirs:
The latest round-about-face of Herr Hitler is added proof that dealing with him is to be dealt with double, riding along with him is to be taken for a ride, and executing any treaties with him is merely a prelude to ultimate execution. . . .
MAX SWIFT Bloomfield, N.J.
Sirs:
Does anyone find a humorous—but not too humorous—aspect in the latest angle of World War II? I refer to the imminence of a "Bundles for Russia" campaign. Further, the probability of a song being composed about there always being a Russia and the recitation by Lynn Fontanne of the White Cliffs of Omsk. . . . Finally, we will have Brenda Frazier startling the Stork set with a most amusing pair of diamond ear clips done in the shape of a crossed hammer and sickle. . . .
PAUL JONES Columbus, Ohio
Sirs:
I would like to propose that if the Administration wishes to aid the U.S.S.R. against the Germans, the planes that were not produced through Communistic strikes in the American plants be sent Russia in the ships that were not built in the West Coast yards that were tied up through Red efforts.
KEITH N. WALTZ Waterford, Pa.
Encouraging News
Sirs:
TIME'S story captioned "Germany—War at Home," in the June 30 issue, is the most important printed since the war began. I hope it will be widely publicized in addition to the exploitation you give it, and that it will be followed up. This news is magnificently encouraging and should have immediate effect upon our national thinking and action.
HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE New York City
Bull on Bullion
Sirs:
Is Sir Robert Vansittart descended from the Vansittart who was so elaborately wrong in his counter-resolutions to the report of the Bullion Committee in 1810? Perhaps being wrong runs in the family.
E. W. GROVE Washington, D.C.
> Sir Robert Vansittart, who retired last month as Anthony Eden's Chief Diplomatic Adviser after eight ill-starred years as Britain's potent Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is a great great great grandson of Arthur Vansittart (1691-1760), one of whose other grandsons was Nicholas Vansittart (1766-1851), M.P. for 26 years and at various times Special Envoy to Denmark, Secretary to the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 1810 Britain—in the midst of war with Napoleon—was off the gold standard, the price of bullion was high in terms of Bank of England notes, foreign exchange was difficult, inflation loomed. A Parliamentary Bullion Committee met, wanted to resume specie payments. But Vansittart urged the country to stay off the gold standard, insisted that public faith in the Government was enough to make paper money a satisfactory coin of the realm. His side won. Inflation did occur and the national economy limped along until 1819, when, with Vansittart's views in complete disfavor, the country returned to the gold standard with a sigh of relief.—ED.
Cliche
Sirs: